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Business Moves

Nov 4 2007 // AmWINS, London American GeneralAmWINS Group Inc., a national wholesale insurance broker based in Charlotte, N.C., reports it has acquired London American General Agency Inc. Based in San Diego, Calif., London American is a...

Wholesaler AmWINS Buys Calif.’s London American General

Oct 18 2007 // AmWINS Group, Inc., a national wholesale insurance broker based in Charlotte, N.C., reports it has acquired London American General Agency, Inc. Based in San Diego, California, London American is a managing general agent...

Business Moves

Jul 2 2007 // AmWINS, American Equity UnderwritersAmWINS Group Inc., a Charlotte, N.C.-based national wholesale insurance broker, has acquired The American Equity Underwriters Inc., a provider of insurance programs for maritime...

Business Moves

Jul 2 2007 // Lancashire Insurance Co.Lancashire Insurance Co. Ltd. gained approval to provide insurance coverage on an excess and surplus basis for properties located in South Carolina. Lancashire intends to focus primarily on coastal...

Business Moves

Jun 4 2007 // Titan, EastwoodTHI Holdings (Delaware) Inc., a Nationwide company, through one of its agency subsidiaries, has acquired the assets of Anaheim Hills, Calif.-based Eastwood Insurance Services Inc. for $217 million. Eastwood...

Wholesaler AmWINS to Open Birmingham Office; Names McNatt

May 23 2007 // The brokerage division of AmWINS Group, Inc., plans to open a Birmingham, Alabama office. AmWINS has hired Jeffrey McNatt to open and run the new entity, which will be called AmWINS Brokerage of Alabama,...

AmWINS to Buy American Equity Underwriters

May 15 2007 // Wholesale broker AmWINS Group, Inc. has agreed to acquire American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU), a Mobile, Alabama-based national provider of insurance programs for maritime employers with expertise in United States...

AmWINS Outlook Revised to Stable From Neg; Ratings Affirmed

Mar 14 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that it affirmed its ‘B’ counterparty credit and senior debt ratings on AmWINS Group Inc. (NYSE:AGI; f/k/a American Wholesale Insurance Group Inc.) and revised...

Not your father’s wholesaler

Nov 20 2006 // When it comes to today’s excess and surplus lines brokers, retail agents have a choice of several modelsMuch is said about retail agents having to change with the times and stand out from the crowd to survive. But...

Not your father’s wholesaler

Nov 19 2006 // Much is said about retail agents having to change with the times and stand out from the crowd to survive. But what about wholesalers?Wholesale brokers are also trying to differentiate themselves, hoping retail agents will...

Sticking up for the little guys

Oct 23 2006 // Somewhat akin to Rodney Dangerfield, smaller agents don’t seem to get any respect—or at least not as much respect as their larger counterparts. It is becoming difficult to keep the carriers they currently have,...

Sticking up for the little guys

Oct 9 2006 // Somewhat akin to Rodney Dangerfield, smaller agents don’t seem to get any respect — or at least not as much respect as their larger counterparts. It is becoming difficult to keep the carriers they currently...

Sticking up for the little guys

Oct 9 2006 // Somewhat akin to Rodney Dangerfield, smaller agents don’t seem to get any respect — or at least not as much respect as their larger counterparts. It is becoming difficult to keep the carriers they currently...

Sale of AmWINS Majority Share to Equity Firm Finalized

Oct 28 2005 // American Wholesale Insurance Group (AmWINS), the nation’s second largest insurance wholesaler, announced that Parthenon Capital, LLC, a Boston and San Francisco-based private equity firm, has completed the...

AmWINS Signs Definitive Deal to Sell Majority Interest to Parthenon Capital

Sep 15 2005 // Independent insurance wholesaler American Wholesale Insurance Group (AmWINS) announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell a majority of its ownership to affiliates of Parthenon Capital LLC, a Boston and San...

S&P Assigns AmWINS ‘B’ Rating; Outlook Stable

Apr 14 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its ‘B’ counterparty credit rating to American Wholesale Insurance Group Inc. (AmWINS). The outlook is stable.At the same time, Standard &...

American Wholesale Insurance Group Adds Pritchard to Financial Risk Specialist Team

Mar 10 2005 // American Wholesale Insurance Group (AmWINS) has hired veteran Andrew Pritchard to lead the efforts of AmWINS’ Financial Risk Specialist Team (FIRST) in pioneering innovative insurance solutions for the global Asset...

AmWINS to Acquire Willis’ Stewart Smith Group

Feb 15 2005 // Willis Group Holdings and American Wholesale Insurance Group Inc. announced that AmWINS will acquire Stewart Smith Group, Willis’ U.S. wholesale unit. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. It is expected to...

People & Places

Jan 3 2005 // Memphis, Tenn.-based Regions Fin-ancial Corporation named David L. Bowlin president and CEO of its new Regions Insurance Group Inc., the corporate parent for all of its insurance operating subsidiaries. Other members of...

AmWINS Acquires N.C. Quaker Special Risk

Dec 8 2004 // Charlotte, N.C.-based American Wholesale Insurance Group (AmWINS), a large independent wholesaler, has acquired the southeast office of Quaker Special Risk. AmWINS provides retail agents with insurance services, from...